Week 2, "H20 Challenge" 20 Pounds By Halloween.

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  • AprilVal
    AprilVal Posts: 940 Member
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    Welcome nicolina!


    I've got an idea - how about we all post a picture of us from last Halloween. Not only will we see each other's awesome costumes, but we'll also be giving ourselves a piece of visual inspiration, Maybe we can do this at the beginning of the next thread.

    Thoughts?

    I didnt dress up last year.. :( So no pictures.. Im hoping to this year!! :) Gonna hand out candy to the kiddos..
  • pink_and_shiny
    pink_and_shiny Posts: 1,036 Member
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    Was perusing one of my favorite websites for Halloween costumes and found a few I'm fond of...

    http://www.yandy.com/Sexy-Harlequin-Costume.php - Love the colors. Would just have to figure out what hubby would dress up as. A lion, maybe?

    http://www.yandy.com/Sexy-Adult-Elmo-Costume.php - :laugh: I think this is just too adorable!

    http://www.yandy.com/Shopping-products-prod_670.asp - Apparently I have a thing for costumes that relate to childhood this year.

    http://www.yandy.com/Fantasy-Butterfly.php - Really liking this one. And it would be an easy costume for hubby; all he'd have to do is carry a fly swatter around all night. Or put it on a string and he can wear it like a necklace!
  • Sweetie_Pie92
    Sweetie_Pie92 Posts: 314 Member
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    I vote for the butterfly one! Love it so much!
    Was perusing one of my favorite websites for Halloween costumes and found a few I'm fond of...

    http://www.yandy.com/Sexy-Harlequin-Costume.php - Love the colors. Would just have to figure out what hubby would dress up as. A lion, maybe?

    http://www.yandy.com/Sexy-Adult-Elmo-Costume.php - :laugh: I think this is just too adorable!

    http://www.yandy.com/Shopping-products-prod_670.asp - Apparently I have a thing for costumes that relate to childhood this year.

    http://www.yandy.com/Fantasy-Butterfly.php - Really liking this one. And it would be an easy costume for hubby; all he'd have to do is carry a fly swatter around all night. Or put it on a string and he can wear it like a necklace!
  • abyt42
    abyt42 Posts: 1,358 Member
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    I haven't dressed up for Halloween in...... too many years to remember...... sheesh.... We don't trick or treat, live in a very isolated spot (I think it's the capital of Middle O'Nowhere.... but that's an unincorporated area...), and it feels weird to just dress up to do my housework/schoolwork/weeding/etc....

    I pretend to be a grown up at work. Does that count? Sometimes I drink tomato juice from a clear container throughout the day and pretend I'm a run of the mill homicidal maniac (since we look like everyone else).....?.....
  • NightmarePoon
    NightmarePoon Posts: 4 Member
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    Losing 20 pounds is exactly what I want to lose, actually. @__@

    (Well ****, I'd be happy with 10, but I want my super-hot body back.)

    How does one find the time to exercise with college AND work AND homework?
  • Flotus87
    Flotus87 Posts: 11
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    Ok I'm flippin out!!! My starting weight was 236.4 annnnnnnd I just weighed in at 231.2!!!!!!!!!

    WTG!!! That is amazing. Isn't it nice to see that making those better choices is showing positively already. So proud of you.
  • fitterpam
    fitterpam Posts: 3,086 Member
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    So at weigh in today, I am 250.7. I started at just over 252 and officially today I weigh the least since before I got married 9 years ago. My first mini goal is actually to get under 250 so I'm almost there. I've been at a plateau the last 3 week and this is the first drop down in a while. Hopefully it sticks.
  • pink_and_shiny
    pink_and_shiny Posts: 1,036 Member
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    fitterpam, congrats on being so close to you first goal!! Well done. :)
  • SugarDiva
    SugarDiva Posts: 403 Member
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    Ahhhh, I'm up a pound! So disheartening to work your butt off and see the scale go up.. even if it is ONE pound..:grumble:
  • brendan05
    brendan05 Posts: 6
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    just weighed in and i lost a bit...149.5! can't wait for next week...no to only stay off the scales until thursday!
  • LoriT129
    LoriT129 Posts: 312 Member
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    Thanks for the welcome all! I'm excited about this challenge because it will have me pushing for my next goal of being under 200 by the New Year. (I can't even remember the last time I was under 200 *sigh*)

    I hit a plateau a few weeks ago and got on the Wii balance board yesterday, and if it stays the same on weigh in day on Sunday, I will be posting an awesome weight loss. I really hope I am not jynxing myself by putting it out there!!

    Yesterday was not a good day. Very stressful and I won't bore you with details, but the one positive thing was that I could feel myself wanting to eat to make me feel better. As I was walking through the grocery store I could feel the pull of the chip aisle and the chocolate was singing my name in such a beautiful voice and the bakery seemed to smell even sweeter than the last time I was there. As I pulled up my britches (because they have gotten too big to wear but I refuse to buy new stuff yet) I thought to myself, I said: "Self...you have worked your *kitten* off to get where you are and you will NOT let the evil sweets devil convince you that just one piece will be all right" And I kept on walking. Stress sucks but being overweight sucks even more!!! So...score 1 for me and 0 for emotional eating!! Woot!

    Love the idea of having to post if you eat something you aren't supposed to, but proud to report that I don't have to yet!!
  • A_shelton316
    A_shelton316 Posts: 127 Member
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    My weigh in was tuesday starting weight 158 tuesdays weight in 154.8 woohoo!!
  • RushinBruisette
    RushinBruisette Posts: 2,109 Member
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    Was perusing one of my favorite websites for Halloween costumes and found a few I'm fond of...

    http://www.yandy.com/Sexy-Harlequin-Costume.php - Love the colors. Would just have to figure out what hubby would dress up as. A lion, maybe?

    http://www.yandy.com/Sexy-Adult-Elmo-Costume.php - :laugh: I think this is just too adorable!

    http://www.yandy.com/Shopping-products-prod_670.asp - Apparently I have a thing for costumes that relate to childhood this year.

    http://www.yandy.com/Fantasy-Butterfly.php - Really liking this one. And it would be an easy costume for hubby; all he'd have to do is carry a fly swatter around all night. Or put it on a string and he can wear it like a necklace!
    I love the Sexy Harlequin and Butterfly one!! Too cute! I need to seriously start shopping for ideas!

    And welcome to all the wonderful new members of the group!! We are gonna show that scale who's boss for sure!! What are we up to now? Like 105? Woot woot!! Rock on! ^.^

    As for posting things that you shouldn't be eating, on my end, nothing is off limits EXCEPT soda, I cut it out April 10th, 2010 and haven't looked back! Otherwise with me, all things in moderation :) Keep up the good work to everyone losing or not, remember if you aren't losing, take a step back and check out your sodium, that little bugger adds to the scale when you have too much of it, if that's under control, maybe play around with your calories, maybe you aren't eating any exercise calories, it couldn't hurt to have a few extra for a day (without going over your total) or maybe you could be eating a bit too much, try lowering it by 200 (unless you are already close to 1200), all else fails, change up your exercise..maybe go for a longer walk, push harder on some aerobics, there's always a way to find something to help budge the scale :)

    :heart: Bru

    weighing in tomorrow then headed to the Lake for the weekend, limited internet access...

    PS 58 days til Halloween!!!
  • TheKitsune6
    TheKitsune6 Posts: 5,798 Member
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    Losing 20 pounds is exactly what I want to lose, actually. @__@

    (Well ****, I'd be happy with 10, but I want my super-hot body back.)

    How does one find the time to exercise with college AND work AND homework?

    I do college full time and work full time. I don't "find" time to go to the gym, I make it.
  • mrsmommie08
    mrsmommie08 Posts: 17
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    Was perusing one of my favorite websites for Halloween costumes and found a few I'm fond of...

    http://www.yandy.com/Sexy-Harlequin-Costume.php - Love the colors. Would just have to figure out what hubby would dress up as. A lion, maybe?

    http://www.yandy.com/Sexy-Adult-Elmo-Costume.php - :laugh: I think this is just too adorable!

    http://www.yandy.com/Shopping-products-prod_670.asp - Apparently I have a thing for costumes that relate to childhood this year.

    http://www.yandy.com/Fantasy-Butterfly.php - Really liking this one. And it would be an easy costume for hubby; all he'd have to do is carry a fly swatter around all night. Or put it on a string and he can wear it like a necklace!

    I love the Harlequin one and he could always be a Harlequin court jester or clown. That'd be so cool...My fav part is that it's unique or at least IMO.

    My LO is going as Dorothy this year, so I'm going to be the Cowardly Lion. I tried convincing my hubs to go as the Tin Man but still haven't succeeded lol

    SW: 303
    Wk1: 299: -4
    Wk2: 297: -2
  • AprilVal
    AprilVal Posts: 940 Member
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    Hope everyones having a great Thursday.. :) Welcome to the Newbies.. Happy to see some new faces..

    Tomorrow is the new Message Board topic.. So watch for the link tomorrow.. :)

    I went groc shopping today.. Got some good food, some ok food, and some bad food.. haha.. It will all even out thou.. A few of the band choices were from my hubbys demand.. ;) haha.. So well see how i do.. Making Tacos one night and Lasgana one night..

    Happy Thursday everyone.. Its RAINING here.. hehe..
  • urmyeffinstar
    urmyeffinstar Posts: 57 Member
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    Hey I just wanted to let you guys know I made a post under success stories showing my current progress. Just incase any of you would like to see what I looked like before. My profile picture is the most recent picture of me.

    http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/117667-progress-pictures
  • honeybee3917
    honeybee3917 Posts: 24 Member
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    weighed in today at 217.2 down from last weeks 220

    keep up the good work ladies!!!
  • mollybeslimmer
    mollybeslimmer Posts: 215 Member
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    fantastic to see all the posts!!! yay!!
    I am going to do my weigh in on friday~:)


    Good luck to all!!
  • bjshooter
    bjshooter Posts: 1,174 Member
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    I would love to post pictures, but tbh in the UK halloween goes past pretty unnoticed :O

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